The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-24
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

stlllS Market
All the offices about the courthouse will
Dc closed today.
~ Xmas number Of Young Ladies Jour
hal for sale at Mansford's.
W The stock of cotton on hand is l5l 9S6
bales and the receipts to date 37i,05t bales.
Ia The banks, Cotton aud Merchants ex-
Exchanges will be closed today-Thanksgiying
holiday.
Ten shares of Merchants cotton press
md storage stock sold ON call board yester-
day at 10.
Harpcrs Monthly, Atlantic Monthly and
Iippincotts Magazine for December NJ
U6hsfords.
- At II o'clock this morning DR.. Walk will
deliyer an address To the students and friends
ofthe Memphis institute.
H- El1ic Ellsler as Bessie Barton, In "Wom- |
an Against Woman" at the matinee this
nflcrnoon, and again tonight
1.-THE game market is short in supply ow- |
ing to the forest fires in Arkansas, Missouri |
and the Mississippi bottoms.
f4tk-Cotton and insurance circles have re-
lowered from the fire panic, and everything
Il now moving along rs before.
The testimonial benefit TO Prof. Morse s.
Downs will be given Thursday evening, de-
ccmber ], at y. NJ ii. A. hall.
IA The Thanksgiving turkey is very cheap
Moving to large receipts and warm weather.
~ Bank accommodations are strictly con.
fined 10 customers. No outside paper need
appy even at a higher rate than per cent
The bazar given by st. Peters church
N Mill be continued tonight, as several articles
tstll remaining on hand are TO be rallied of.
Work on the Tennessee Midland rail-
road. between this city and Jackson, Is pro-
crossing rapidly. Early promises will be
FULFILLED.
M A fall Of from fifteen 10 twenty degrees
Nin the temperature is predicted by Chief OF
the Signal Service Greedy by o'clock this
afternoon.
As n cotton-shcd man said last night,
4 'The rain showers have knocked the olectri-
cal spontaneous combustion theory into a
cooked hat"
"A charming tea was given at the resi-
donce OF Mr.. S. +. Read, on Shelby street.
last night, by Miss Pearl Read, 10 lew
favored friends.
"A special thanksgiving service in the
Second Presbyterian church, corner Main
and Bealc streets at II o'clock am. today
conducted by DIR. Boggs.
Estimating the cotton crops Of lSS1-Ss is
n favoritc pastime with local handlers OF the
staple The estimates range all the way from
100000 TO 0,76o,cO0 bales.
Parties holding tickets on the gold watch
4
the coupons OF such tickets 10 members OF
the various committees by noon today.
The long.prayed.ior rain began TO fall In
| light showers Yesterday afternoon, and came
down rather heavily last night II general,
| check was placed upon the forest fires.
| Judge Orville Yerger reports that on
Saturday night, November ~, he saw aud
convercd with the missing Deputy Sheriff
I'D Carroll at Shelby Station, Bolivar county,
Miss.
The Progressive German club has re-
ceivod an invitation from the Young Men s
Friday German club, OF Birmingham, TO at
tend an entertainment TO be given tomorrow
night.
"A Thanksgiving breakfast will be given
\ BY Mrs Corinnc Goodman, No. h3l shelby
,ircct. 60 her daughter, Miss Norma, ihi,
morning. Eleven o'clock is the hour named
A for the guests 10 arrive.
Miss Mary wilhoite, Of shelbyyillc wa
given complimentary reception yesterda,
/ afternoon, nj the residence OF Mr.. Sam Tate
ir, No. $40 Linden street. The guests vote,
n The affair most delightful triumph.
The members Of Memphis lodge No
100. Indcpcndcnt Order Of Good Tcmplars
are earnestly requested 60 attend the meet
ing nj White Ribbon hall Thursday, No
yembcr -. business Of importance.
g Aucrbach. a Bcale street dry good
4 merchant nouns the loss OF several article
II IL merchandise, stolen by burglar Iuei
II ,lay night. None Of them have, 40 far, bee
Il recovered, and the thief Is still at liberty.
A dining was given Mr.. Samuel II. Crus
\ Of the CayOso hotel last evening, by two o. III
admiring young friends, MeSr. .. H. pai
Il ion and Robert II. Mhoon. Mr. Cruise wi
III leave today for Birmingham, his iutur
| home
The Iadics auxiliary committee Of III
Young Mems Christian association will me-
ga their parlors No. 2U7 Main street, th
afternoon at o'clock. \ full attendance
desired, ~ a matter OF importance Is 10
discussed.
Ono hundred and sixty Momons, und'
the charge uf Elder John Morgan, passs
through The city yesterday. They can
frnm Chattanooga and vicinity by way OF u
Memphis & Charleston, aud were here tran
fcrrcd TO the Kansas City line.
Ii was rumorcd late yesterday aftcmoc
that the Beli railway company had sccur'
control of the East End dummy line cor
pany. II true, aud also similar ana u INC
nicd rumor concerning the Prospect la
dummy line, this places the two under u
management u the proposed belt line
Il The Louis TAYLOR who was 70 ominous
ii warned a. make himself scarce about q
III Germantown ncighbOrhood turns out 10 b,
worthless white man. and not negro, rs
roneonsly printed yesterday. The Nearnii
according 10 a writer, who signs bins
white CitiEcn," Is sowcthing that shou
have been given severed weeks ago.
sheriff Cannon held an inquisitlon
lunary Yesterday on Miss Emma Brasscls
The instance OF Mr. George llcrbcrs, cNccul
al her estate. Tho lady has sum Of lie
turnucc and other property which :
executor considered Il folly 10 surrender
her. now that she II Of age, because th'
were evidences Of her inability % prot
tbcm iutclligrutly. The evidence tended
,how that she was only weak minded,
the Jury 40 reported recommending the
pointmcnt Of guardian.
The following marriage licenses were
,ned Yesterday. Bedford Brown and Mis-.
III mic stunrd icolorrd), wilbur Stout ana
TlEa Tugrlc (colorcdl Homce warner
Miss Francis Leak tcolorcd), ". J. LADY
Mis- Katie Hines. Wm White and Miss '
Farm tcolorcdh VIM. Cooper aud Miss "
D. Thomns lcolorcdl, Preston Nelson
Mis- Isabella helms (colorcd)' ID Doyle
Mis- Ella Sullivan, Geo. Davis and MIS-
mic Lirhtfooi (colorcdh J.. \. Baldwin
Mis- Aunic Haynes, Geo. a. Nelson ana ,
susan :. Murphy.
Walter aud Edward Shelton, heir
Walter NJ. shelton. deceased, have iiled a
an cbRnccry ngninst John u. Clough for
uos.esslon Of the following real estate
Memphie Lots ~. - 100, l0l aud lU2, J
ubdiyision. on Monroe street and I've
avenue. Coutplainants aver that the y
eriy was formerly owned by their father,
NJ shelton. and willcd 90 their mother, J
A shelton with power Ia deed them, I
further aver that she did deed the prop